Police in Whitehorse say two children are in hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday.
R-C-M-P, the fire department, and emergency services responded to a crash involving one vehicle that hit the children while they were on bicycles.
Hamilton Boulevard was closed for about 4 hours.
Investigators say neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the collision.
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa has added 60 new drones at the Canada-U.S. border and will deploy two new helicopters this week as it moves to ratchet up security. McGuinty trotted out the details of new measures as the federal government seeks to prove it's serious about beefing up border security with just five days left before Donald Trump's inauguration.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson — the latest Liberal to visit Washington in response to president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats — is making a pitch for a Canada-U. S. energy and resource alliance. Wilkinson told American lawmakers Wednesday that the best way for the U.S. to protect its economic dominance and national security from China is to work with Canada.
Canadian climate officials say this year's average global temperature is set to rival 2024's record-breaking heat, and is virtually guaranteed to be hotter than any year on record before 2023. Scientists with Environment and Climate Change Canada say the average global temperature is forecast to be about 1.45 C warmer than it was in the late 19th century.
Former central banker Mark Carney will launch his bid to lead the Liberal party in Edmonton on Thursday, says a news release from Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal. In a note to supporters inviting them to attend the event, Chahal describes Carney as "not a career politician."
A report from credit union Vancity says average down payments for young homebuyers have skyrocketed 37 per cent since 2018. Vancity Economy and Impact report says average down payments made by buyers between 19 and 42 years old was just over 287-thousand dollars in 2024.
One person suffered minor injuries in a mobile home fire in Prince George on Monday morning. The fire rescue team responded to the blaze shortly before 11 a-m in the 5100 block of North Nechako Road and found a mobile home with moderate smoke coming from the structure.